Barn-door fastener.



W. F. JONES.

BARN DOOR FASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

- Qmnnioz Witnzooeo UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

WILLIAM F. JONES, 0F OWENSVILLE, INDIANA.

BARN-DOOR FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VlLLIA'M F. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at ()wensville, in the county of Gibson and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barn- DoorFasteners, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to an improvement in barn door fasteners, and theobject is to provide means for locking both ends of the door to preventthe door from swinging outward or from becoming displaced by the rollersbeing thrown off the track.

The invention consists of certain novel features oi construction andcombinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described and pointedout in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation ofthe door; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view; and Fig. 3

a detail showing the latch.

A represents a portion of a building upon which a track 1 is mounted.Mounted upon the track is a sliding door B, which is provided with theusual rollers held in brackets 2, which are connected to the door. Aright angled keeper '-l is connected to the building, which is adaptedto extend along the side of the door when the door is in closedposition, and a latch which is pivotally mounted on the inside of thedoor is adapted to engage the keeper for holding the door in lockedposition. A guard 6 is placed on the door to limit the upward andoutward movement of the latch. Connected to the door on the inside andat the rear end is an eye bolt or screw 7, which is adapted to beengaged by a right angled hook, which is connected to the side of thebuilding, one end of the hook passing through the eyebolt willSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1909.

Serial No. 499,215.

prevent any upward movement of the door, whereby the rollers might bethrown from the track. The hook does not engage the door when it ismoved rearwartilly Tor 1 ing the doorway. The door can be opened eitherfrom the inside or the outside by disconnecting the latch irom thekeeper and forcing the door out of engagement with the keeper and thehook. Then the door is in closed position both the keeperand the hookwill engage it and prevent it from being thrown from the track or swungoutwardly so that it is always held in proper position when closed.

it is evident that more or less slight changes might be resorted to inthe form and arrangement of the several parts described withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do notwish to limit myself to the exact construction herein set forth; but:

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination with a building having a doorway formed therein, of atrack on the building, a sliding door mounted on the track, a keeper onthe building extending across one end and along the side of the door toprevent the door from swinging outward and latch on the door adapted toengage the keeper for locking the door, an eyebolt on the door and ahook on the building adapted to engage the eyebolt to prevent the 'doorfrom swlnging or moving upward.

In testimony whereof I atlix my si nature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

VILLIAM F. JONES. .Vitnesses JEssE EMERSON,

lViLLIAM BARTON.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

